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VOLUME 52, ISSUE 79 WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1992 Sign Off: A look at the past year. Special Edition WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY OGDEN, UTAH Signpost , it ' i it-- Sweatin' to the beat AS PART OF Weber State's Wellness Week, these aerobic enthusiasts gather to participate in the Campus Recreation's Mass Aerobics. The health-conscious activity was originally planned as an outside activity, but foul-weather forced the exercise inside the Health and Physical Education Center. A live band was on hand to give the aerobics workout that extra push, BRIAN SCHa.TH SIGNPOST Some excess Bookstore profits to be used for renovation BOOK PROFITS: Earning $57,531 above its average, the Bookstore, a university-owned business, will use profits to improve the bookstore including more cash registers. By MARKFORSBERG Staff writer of The Signpost The WSU Bookstore is a university-owned business. Like any other business, it turns a profit. But Dee Schenk, the bookstore manager, said the bookstore's profits are not those of a private business. Chad Fowers, Technology Senator, recalled a case in which his wife had to buy $500 worth of books one quarter. "She just didn't buy the least important ones, Fowers said, Fowers proposed a bill to offer a $50 stipend to seniors, but was refused. The bill was proposed for seniors, who are sometimes forced to go withoutbooks,due to lack of finances. The following are some things a student might want to know about the bookstore: The bookstore's gross income was more than $5 million last year, according to the Utah Board of Regents. Over the last five years, the net annual profit has averaged $216,300; $273,831 was produced last year. Currently, the extra funds will be used for massive renovations over the next three years. "The money always comes back to the students," said Dee Schenk, the bookstore manager. Because the bookstore is owned (See BOOKSTORE on page 3) Wednesday, May 27 Accu-Weather forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures IDAHO mo- -W pi rn I Qgden 76 f& 1 Salt Lake City 6 9 Hi ipH 76i H COLO. sAi Moab 72 1 1 , Cedar City 77 ARB. NM- WSU to participate with NASA in joint venture By KERI KING Showers T-storms Rain Ffum&t Snow Ice Sunny Pr Cloudy Cloudy Staff writer of The Signpost Students are monitoring computers that communicate with airborne or spaceborne platforms probing the contents of a bay in Louisiana, because of a joint venture recently received from NASA and Weber State University. The $256,326 joint venture will provide monies for combined research, earth promotion and space programs. In addition, it will fund the Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems Laboratory housed in the science lab on campus. The joint venture is under the direction of Dr. Danny M. Vaughn and allows undergraduate students to be actively in volved in environmental, ecological, earth and space related research. "At the present time there are seven students involved and all seven are funded in part by the NASA proposal," Vaughn said. "The joint venture will allow three years of research with options forextension pending the approval from NASA," he said. 'The first year, $79,550 is allocated and $85,719 the second year. Then the remaining $91,052 for the third year." The research will include looking at two different outlets at the Atchafalaya River, in Costa, Louisana. "First we will try to determine the changes in the shape of the bay as a result of sod i men t, and assess the flow pa th which provides a means of transporting sedi ment into the bay," Vaughn said. "Then we will try to commute the volume of sediment that is contributing to growth of the delta and subsquently in filling Atchafalya Bay." Over a period of nine years, there has been approximately four trillion feet of sediment disbursted into Atchafalya Bay. "What the students and I are trying to do is assess the changes by digital image enhancement of multiple spectral data from NASA," he said. Vaughn is looking for students that are' interested in participating in the Remote Sensing Imaging. For more information about the program and scholarships, contact Vaughn in the geography d epartmen t. Scholarship applications will be accepted no later than June 1 2. tfa Associated Press GraptocsNet C992 Accu Woar, Im INSIDE ARTS: Everyone's making a big fuss over the WSU Performing Arts department's version of "Much Ado About Nothing." p. 6 SPORTS: The WSU women's track team brings home a big first place finish at the Big Sky Conference Track Championships p. 9

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VOLUME 52, ISSUE 79 WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1992 Sign Off: A look at the past year. Special Edition WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY OGDEN, UTAH Signpost , it ' i it-- Sweatin' to the beat AS PART OF Weber State's Wellness Week, these aerobic enthusiasts gather to participate in the Campus Recreation's Mass Aerobics. The health-conscious activity was originally planned as an outside activity, but foul-weather forced the exercise inside the Health and Physical Education Center. A live band was on hand to give the aerobics workout that extra push, BRIAN SCHa.TH SIGNPOST Some excess Bookstore profits to be used for renovation BOOK PROFITS: Earning $57,531 above its average, the Bookstore, a university-owned business, will use profits to improve the bookstore including more cash registers. By MARKFORSBERG Staff writer of The Signpost The WSU Bookstore is a university-owned business. Like any other business, it turns a profit. But Dee Schenk, the bookstore manager, said the bookstore's profits are not those of a private business. Chad Fowers, Technology Senator, recalled a case in which his wife had to buy $500 worth of books one quarter. "She just didn't buy the least important ones, Fowers said, Fowers proposed a bill to offer a $50 stipend to seniors, but was refused. The bill was proposed for seniors, who are sometimes forced to go withoutbooks,due to lack of finances. The following are some things a student might want to know about the bookstore: The bookstore's gross income was more than $5 million last year, according to the Utah Board of Regents. Over the last five years, the net annual profit has averaged $216,300; $273,831 was produced last year. Currently, the extra funds will be used for massive renovations over the next three years. "The money always comes back to the students," said Dee Schenk, the bookstore manager. Because the bookstore is owned (See BOOKSTORE on page 3) Wednesday, May 27 Accu-Weather forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures IDAHO mo- -W pi rn I Qgden 76 f& 1 Salt Lake City 6 9 Hi ipH 76i H COLO. sAi Moab 72 1 1 , Cedar City 77 ARB. NM- WSU to participate with NASA in joint venture By KERI KING Showers T-storms Rain Ffum&t Snow Ice Sunny Pr Cloudy Cloudy Staff writer of The Signpost Students are monitoring computers that communicate with airborne or spaceborne platforms probing the contents of a bay in Louisiana, because of a joint venture recently received from NASA and Weber State University. The $256,326 joint venture will provide monies for combined research, earth promotion and space programs. In addition, it will fund the Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems Laboratory housed in the science lab on campus. The joint venture is under the direction of Dr. Danny M. Vaughn and allows undergraduate students to be actively in volved in environmental, ecological, earth and space related research. "At the present time there are seven students involved and all seven are funded in part by the NASA proposal," Vaughn said. "The joint venture will allow three years of research with options forextension pending the approval from NASA," he said. 'The first year, $79,550 is allocated and $85,719 the second year. Then the remaining $91,052 for the third year." The research will include looking at two different outlets at the Atchafalaya River, in Costa, Louisana. "First we will try to determine the changes in the shape of the bay as a result of sod i men t, and assess the flow pa th which provides a means of transporting sedi ment into the bay," Vaughn said. "Then we will try to commute the volume of sediment that is contributing to growth of the delta and subsquently in filling Atchafalya Bay." Over a period of nine years, there has been approximately four trillion feet of sediment disbursted into Atchafalya Bay. "What the students and I are trying to do is assess the changes by digital image enhancement of multiple spectral data from NASA," he said. Vaughn is looking for students that are' interested in participating in the Remote Sensing Imaging. For more information about the program and scholarships, contact Vaughn in the geography d epartmen t. Scholarship applications will be accepted no later than June 1 2. tfa Associated Press GraptocsNet C992 Accu Woar, Im INSIDE ARTS: Everyone's making a big fuss over the WSU Performing Arts department's version of "Much Ado About Nothing." p. 6 SPORTS: The WSU women's track team brings home a big first place finish at the Big Sky Conference Track Championships p. 9